H3930

H3930 — לוַֹע

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewloanoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1098a

Definition / Gloss

loa` (lo'ah) n-m. 1. the gullet [from H3886] KJV: throat. Root(s): H3886

KJV Renderings

throat.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4380

[לֹעַ] noun [masculine] probably throat (external) (compare Late Hebrew לוֺעַ jaw, cheek, Aramaic לוֺעָא, [untranscribed source text 2789] id.); — וְשַׂמְתָּ֫ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ Prov 23:2 and thou shalt put a knife to thy throat (figurative for restraining oneself from indulgence in food).


↑ Top